Concrete post



June 2N2 1926. 1,589,528

G. B. HAYES.

CONCRETE POST Filed Jan. l5, 1925' gwvemtoz Geoye hayas,

n H301 neg Patented June 22, 1926.

UNITED STATES GEORGE B. HAYES, o E DENvEEycoLoRAno.

CONCRETE Posfr.

Application filed January i5, 1925. sei-iai No. 2,545.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of concrete posts.

It is well known to all that wooden posts and poles such as fence posts and telegraph and telephone poles rot atV or neary the ground. lVhen the wood of apole or post has rotted away beyond a certain amount, the pole must be replaced or the rotted end saw/ed off and removed and the pole reset. The shortening of a telephone or telegraph pole and its resetting is a diihcult job and besides the pole soon becomes too short. Fence posts lare so short that if the rotted portion is removed, they become too short to be employed' for the same purpose and must be thrown away. It is also well known that, that part of the poles or posts that are located above the ground is always quite solid when the part underground is all decayed. It is, therefore, evident that if a post or pole could be in two parts, one of concrete, which is adapted to be inserted into the ground, and a wooden portion for that part above the ground, that the poles and posts would last very much longer.

It is the object of this invention to produce a concrete post that is adapted to be set into the ground and which is provided with a metal cap or bracket to which the wooden post may be attached. I am aware that it is old broadly to make a post partly of concrete and partly of wood which parts are connected together by a plurality of bolts and straps. These posts are, however, objectionable for several reasons which I do not think it necessary to explain.

Itis an object of this invention to produce a concrete post and means for securing the wooden post in place thereon that shall be simple and cheap and which is adapted to cooperate with posts of different sizes and shapes without making it necessary to cut the size of the wooden portion down to any predetermined size or to any particular shape.

It is a further object to produce a device in which the wooden portion may be quickly removed or attached so as to make the operan tion of replacing the wooden part very simple.

The above and other objects that will become apparent as the description proceeds are attained by means of a construction which I will now describe in detail, reference for this purpose being had to the accompanying drawingin which the invention is illustrated land in which y F ig. l is a. side elevation of the concrete part of my post, showing it in position in the ground and showing'also a part of the wooden portion.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectiontaken on line 2 2 of Fig. 3 which is a section taken Aon line 3-8, Fig. l. i

Numeral 1 designates the surface of th ground and 2 the concrete portion of the post which is embedded in the ground. The part 2 is preferably cylindrical and provided with an axial opening 3 for the reception of a bolt 4. A washer 5 is embedded in the material near the lower end of the post and has the opening therein concentric. with the opening 3. A cavity 6 in the end of the member 2 serves to receive the nut. 7 which is held in place by a block of cement or other material 8. A bracket having a base 9 and an upstanding part 10 is secured to the top of the part 2 by means of the bolt 4:, in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 2. A plurality of lugs 11 project upwardly from the base 9 and serves to engage the lower end of the wooden part 12 so as to space the latter from the head of the bolt 4. The upstanding part l0 has a transverse section like that shown in Fig. 3 and is formed with sides A and B which are placed at an angle to each other. These sides are connected at their bottom by a wall C that has several openings for the reception of.

bolts 13 that project entirely through the lower end of the part 12 in the manner shown in Fig. 2. The threaded ends of the bolts extend through the arcuate portions 14 in the manner shown in Fig. 3. By this means the lower end of the wooden post or pole can be easily and securely fastened in.

place. The angular relation of t-he sides A and B makes it possible to employ posts of different sizes and shapes as they can readily be wedged against these sides in the manner shown kin Fig.`3. Should the bracket become broken it may be removed by unscrewing the bolt 4, a new bracket may then be attached. Where small wooden posts are employed, such as are commonly used for fences, one bolt 13 may be suiicient to hold lll it in place and I have therefore provided an additional opening' which I have designated by the numeral 15.

It is apparent from the above `that I have produceda simple and inexpensive 7device by means of which a Wooden post may be attached to a concrete base and Whichmalres it possible to utilize old posts thatl have been cut down unil they are too short to be ernbedded in the ground. Vhen my device is employed with new construction, the posts or poles may, of course, be cut much shorter Which effects a large saving in the cost.

Although I have described my invention as employing a wooden portion above the ground, it is evident that it is as well adapted to be used in combination with a metal section instead of the Wooden one. It is well known lthat steel or iron posts rust When inserted into the ground, .and therefore it is as essential to secure these to 'a concrete base yas it is to so secure lthe'wooden portions. i

bracket adapted to be secured to said member, 4said bracket; a base whose underside is fiat and which is adapted to rest lupon :the upper end oi' said concrete member, an anchoring` bolt extending longitudinally through the concrete member' and through the base, the upper Surface of said base having upwardly extending lugs upon which the bottom ofa wooden post may rest, said base having also two 4angular-ly related sides extending upwardly, said sides having a V-shaped groove between them for the re:- ception of round posts oi any diameter and which may be held in said groove vb'y'a clamping bolt.

In testimony whereof I atgr my signature.

Yonoraria s, Haves. 

